# Difference between gem and event chest

**URL:** <https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difference-between-gem-and-event-chest/2998>\
**Category:** Gameplay Chat (PC/Mobile)\
**Created:** [January 18, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difference-between-gem-and-event-chest/2998 "2016-01-18T22:13:50Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![teasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@teasel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/teasel)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 10:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difference-between-gem-and-event-chest/2998/1 "2016-01-18T22:13:50Z")

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well, what the thread says, i don’t get it beside the fact that event chest cost 5 gems more… is the event chest used in order to get old event cards like says, if i missed gob chomper there is a chance to still pull it on the event chest? what’s the whole point of the event chest?

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**Author:** ![MarvelKit](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/marvelkit/32/7072_2.png) [@MarvelKit](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/MarvelKit)\
**Post date:** [January 18, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difference-between-gem-and-event-chest/2998/2 "2016-01-18T22:15:19Z")

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Event chest are tight to the week’s event, so they give specific troops and stones.

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**Author:** ![teasel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@teasel](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/teasel)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 12:15am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difference-between-gem-and-event-chest/2998/3 "2016-01-19T00:15:26Z")

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so if i don’t care about pulling unit of a specific kingdom i should just buy gem chests?

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**Author:** ![Kairyu](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/kairyu/32/1054_2.png) [@Kairyu](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Kairyu)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2016, 3:20am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difference-between-gem-and-event-chest/2998/4 "2016-01-19T03:20:58Z")

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That is correct.

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**Author:** ![mattlistener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@mattlistener](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/mattlistener)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/difference-between-gem-and-event-chest/2998/5 "2016-01-20T15:13:29Z")

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Or save gems 'til there’s an event that gets you the units you want most.